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Anderson, L.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 - Suite of Carols / A Harvard Festival / Song of Jupiter

10/29/2008, 16 Tracks, 54:48

Featuring

  • Leonard Slatkin
  • Alistair Young
  • David McCallum
  • BBC Concert Orchestra
  • Leroy Anderson

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Composer Biography

Leroy Anderson, the composer, was rigorously trained in the classical tradition at Harvard University, studying composition with Walter Piston and George Enescu.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The BBC Concert Orchestra, formed in 1952, has a wide repertoire and performs annually at the BBC Proms.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

Several pieces on this album, including "Woodbury Fanfare," "A Harvard Festival," "Waltz Around The Scale," and "Lullaby of the Drums," are world première recordings.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Leonard Slatkin, the conductor, has won five Grammy awards and numerous other honors, including the 2003 National Medal of Arts.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album is part of the first complete cycle of Leroy Anderson's orchestral music, making available several pieces the composer did not release.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Leroy Anderson's career as a composer for the Boston Pops Orchestra began when conductor Arthur Fiedler heard him lead the orchestra in 1936 and asked him to write pieces.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

During World War II, Leroy Anderson served in the U.S. Army as a translator of Scandinavian languages.

Source: Booklet

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